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East Asia
Energy myths
Which of the following statements is true? The United States now has a 100-year supply of natural gas, thanks to the miracle of shale gas. By 2017 it will once again be the world’s biggest oil producer. By 2035 it will be entirely “energy-independent,” and free in particular from its…
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South Asia
Nepali Gov’t officials divided over how to deal with killer elephant
killing Dhurbe, the elephant KATHMANDU – Three weeks after the local administration mobilized security personnel to kill a wild elephant named Dhurbe of the Chitwan National Park after it killed an old couple entering their home in a village on 14 December, the whereabouts of the elephant has not been ascertained for…
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South Asia
Cold Spell Attacks Kathmandu, Recording The Lowest Of 0.7 Degree C
A milk vendor, dressed in warm clothes, talks to a shopkeeper on a winter morning in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. The temperature in the Kathmandu Valley was recorded at its lowest of 0.7 degree Celsius (33 degrees Fahrenheit) for this year on Sunday morning, according to news reports.…
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South Asia
Thousands Of Indians Play Traditional Instrument To Create A Guinness Record
Indians wearing traditional Assamese attire play the khol, a traditional percussion instrument of Assam, in an attempt to create a Guinness record, in Titabar, about 350 kilometers (219 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. A total of 14,833 people participated in the event, according to officials. A…
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South Asia
Bangladesh opposition wants dialogue for restoration of caretaker system
In medical science, BNP (B-type natriuretic peptide) is a simple, safe blood test that can help doctors evaluate cardiac function. Natriuretic peptides are part of the body’s natural defense mechanisms designed to protect the heart from stress and play an important role in regulating blood circulation. Cardiologists are exploring the…
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South Asia
Rare elephants’ sports competitions attract over 100,000 spectators in Nepal
Photo: Bishnu GautamKATHMANDU – Over 100,000 local and foreign tourists enjoyed the games and beauty pageant of elephants in the Chitwan National Park, some 200 kilometers west of here last week.An overwhelming crowd of viewers of all ages and sexes reached the park, the largest national park of Nepal, to enjoy the…
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South Asia
Unidentified Militants Attack A Train At Railway Station In Quetta, Pakistan
An injured train passenger receives medical treatment at a hospital after an attack at a railway station in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta on Jan. 6, 2013. At least four people were killed and about a dozen injured when a train was attacked by unknown militants in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province on…
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South Asia
Indian Folk Artists Accompany Naked Hindu Holy Men Procession In Religious Congregation
Indian folk artists accompany Naga Sadhu, or Naked Hindu holy men procession as they arrive for Mahakumbh, in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in the large religious congregation on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and…
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South Asia
A Leader of India’s Ruling Congress Party Manhandled By Women For Having Raped A Women
In this image taken from video obtained from Network 1 News and Information Syndicate (NNIS), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Bikram Singh Brahma, center, a leader of India’s ruling Congress party, has his shirt torn off by women in the village of Santipur,…
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South Asia
Pakistan’s Shiite Muslims Hold Religious Procession To Remember Imam Hussain In Karachi
Pakistani Shiite Muslims attend a religious procession in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Jan. 3, 2013. Pakistani Shiite Muslims held religious processions across the country to mark the 40th day of mourning after the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. <Xinhua/Masroor>
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